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caruru.

An Afro-Brazilian food made from okra, onion, shrimp, palm oil and toasted nuts.

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.ɾuˈɾu/Brazil/kɐ.ɾuˈɾu/Portugal
  1. An Afro-Brazilian food made from okra, onion, shrimp, palm oil and toasted nuts.

    masculine
  2. Any of several edible plants of the genus Amaranthus.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly from Kimbundu kalúlu (“plant in the genus Vernonia”), or from a Paraguayan Guarani or Old Tupi ka'a ruru (literally “swollen plant”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.